Albemarle ( ) is a small town and county district of Stanly County, North Carolina. The population is 15,903 in the 2010 Census. Gerald R. "Ronnie" Michael (former police chief in the city) serves as Mayor and Albemarle has seven elected City Council members in a combination of in-large seats and districts. Albemarle has operated under the Council-Manager form of government since 1962. Michael Ferris has served as City Manager since December 2014 and has served as City Manager's Assistant for nearly two decades. City Manager appointed by the City Council, and responsible for the city administration daily government. The head of the City Department reports directly to the City Manager, who is also responsible for the development and administration of the City's annual budget.
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The name of this place comes from the British nobleman Albemarle's name. According to a 1905 publication by the United States Geological Survey, based on research by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill history professor Kenip P. Battle, it was named for General George Monk, the first Duke of Albemarle and one of the original owners of the city.
Ancient and colonial
The modern Albemarle site was originally populated by small tribes of hunter-gatherers and bald builders whose artefacts and settlements have been nearly 10,000 years old. The large-scale European settlement in the region occurred in the mid-18th century through two major waves: Dutch-Scottish immigrants, Scottish-Irish and Germans moved from Pennsylvania and New Jersey seeking increased religious and political tolerance, while immigrant English backgrounds came to the territory from Virginia and the Cape Fear River Basin in Eastern North Carolina.
In early British colonial times, the Albemarle region was politically part of New Hanover Precinct, from which Bladen Precinct was made in 1734. The renamed Bladen district was subdivided to create Anson County in 1750, which in turn spawned Montgomery County in 1779..
Establishment of Stanly County and Albemarle
Albemarle's first post office was founded in 1826; it became known as Smith's Store. The closest intersection of Old Turnpike Road from Fayetteville to Salisbury and Old Stage Road connecting Charlotte and Raleigh emerged as an important center for regional trade and commerce. This region remained part of Montgomery County until 1841, when after years of trying to separate, the prominent population in the denser area west of the Yadkin River/Pee Dee successfully petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of Stanly County as an independent entity..
As soon as a new area was established, the Board of Commissioners was assigned to establish a permanent district seat eight miles (13 km) from Eben Hearne's home (the first sheriff in the County), and by building a new town, where a courthouse would be established. Nehemiah Hearne heirs donated 51 hectares (210,000 m 2 ) from his plantation near the Old Turnpike intersection and Old Stage Roads for the construction of the new County Seat. District Commissioners define city boundaries, organize roads and survey and mark property in Hearne's land. The first lottery sale financed the new city public buildings and paid a portion of the salaries of elected officials. The courthouse was founded in 1842 and used for 50 years. The town of Albemarle was officially founded in 1857. The city is named after Albemarle County, the first county founded in North Carolina, in turn named Duke of Albemarle, George Monck, one of the Lords Proprietors granted by the province of Carolina in 1663 by King Charles II.
Economic history
The initial economic growth of the Albemarle region was fueled by agriculture (with cotton as the main crop), regional trade trade and short-lived gold fever in the nearby Uwharrie Mountains, all subsequently replaced by textile manufacturing. The Efird Manufacturing Co. (later American and Efird Mills) opened its first factory at Albemarle in 1896, and was soon followed by Wiscasset Mill Company, Cannon Mill Company, Lillian Knitting Mill and others. In 1899, Wiscassett Mills Company established Cabarrus Bank and Trust, the first bank in Albemarle. In 1910, the city's power distribution plan was in progress.
Yadkin Railroad started the train service to Albemarle from Salisbury in 1891. In 1911, Winston-Salem's Southbound Railway (WSS) built its own path through Albemarle to support the booming textiles and markets, eventually moving the Yadkin Railroad into obsolescence. WSS still provides delivery service through Albemarle, but since 1933 there has been no passenger service to the city. The Old Market Street Station on the WSS line has been restored, and is now a popular market for farmers. The railroad from Yadkin Railroad has been torn and paved, though a mile (1.6 km) from the south route of Albemarle now serves as a climbing lane in Rock Creek Park.
In 1923, a state contract was allowed to build NC-24/27 to Charlotte, the first paved highway from Albemarle. In 1950, the Stanly County Memorial Hospital opened on land donated by Wiscassett Mills.
Historical preservation
Albemarle was recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as National Main Street City in 1993. There are a number of adaptive historic and adaptive conservation projects in a recently completed or on-going city center, including initiatives to create a green line connecting many city parks and sites historic. The Freeman-Marks House, probably built in the 1820s, is the oldest surviving house known in Albemarle. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, along with the Romanesque Revival/Starnes Jewelers Building (1908) Opera House and three small historic districts in downtown. Another important historic property is the Destroyer House of Emily Isaiah W. "Buck", a pre-war home on Third Street which was later owned and now named as the Stanly County sheriff who lost his leg at the Civil War Battle at Spotsylvania Court House. The Stanly County Museum at Albemarle provides a focal point for the research and preservation of regional history.
Albemarle Center Primary School, Thomas Marcellus Denning Home, Downtown Albemarle Historic District, Five Points Historic District, Opera House-Starnes Jewelery Building, Pee Dee Avenue Historic District, Second Street Historic District, and Isaiah Baths Isaiah House are listed on the List of Historic Places National.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, Albemarle has a total area of ​​15.8 square miles (41Ã, km 2 ), which, 15.7 square miles (41Ã, km 2 ) is ground and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2 ) of it (0.44%) is water.
The city is centered at the intersection of Route 52 US and NC-24/27 duplex in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. The topography is characterized by rolling hills, eroded, deciduous forests, and short, narrow, shallow rivers that feed the Yadkin/Pee Dee River watershed. Little Long Creek and Town Creek are the main non-seasonal streams through Albemarle; both flowing southward towards the Long Sub-Basin and Big Bear Creek.
Geology
Albemarle is located in the Floyd Church Formation of the Carolina Slate Belt. Thick bold, axial metals, and meta-argillite are common in this formation, interbedded with meta-sandstone, meta-conglomerate and meta-volcanic rocks. Biotite is the most common Paleozoic metamorphic rock in the region.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 15,489 people, 6,291 households, and 4,158 families living in the city. Population density is 999.0 people per square mile (385.6/km ²). There are 6,954 housing units with an average density of 443.1 per square mile (171.0/km²). City's racial makeup is 72.85% White, 20.50% African American, 0.24% Native American, 4.16% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Island, 1.07% of other races, and 1.14 % of two or more races. The Hispanic or Latino of any race is 1.87% of the population.
There are 6,291 households where 30.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% are married couples living together, 14.4% have unmarried female households present, and 33.9% is not family. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city, the population is spread by 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% years or more. The average age is 37 years. For every 100 females, there are 87.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 82.4 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 31,442, and the average income for families is $ 41,729. Men have an average income of $ 31,001 compared to $ 20,589 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 17,511. About 11.8% of families and 15.7% of the population are below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under the age of 18 and 10.8% of those aged 65 and older.
Parks and recreation
Albemarle Park and Recreation Center was established in 1963. It currently operates and manages five parks within the city limits, as well as a complex of soccer and ceramic facilities. The newest facility under the Department's scope is City Lake, a 75 acre (300,000 m 2 ) park on a 100-acre lake (0.40 km 2 ) opened in 2003 , joining Rock Creek Park, Chuck Morehead Memorial Park, Roosevelt Ingram Memorial Park and Don Montgomery Memorial Park.
Morrow Mountain State Park is a large state park located east of the city. The city is situated at a high altitude in the Uwharrie Mountains adjacent to the Yadkin River, and offers many recreational activities. The park has a museum of natural history and a restored 19th-century house site from Dr. Francis J. Kron.
Education
- Albemarle High School
- Stanly Community College
Media
Albemarle and its surroundings are served by Stanly News and Press , founded in 1880 and currently owned by Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI). The Weekly Post is a newspaper focusing on local community events in the area. Albemarle is also within the outer coverage and delivery area of ​​ Charlotte Observer
Albemarle and Stanly County were served by two local radio stations, WSPC in 1010 AM with news/talk format, and WZKY in 1580 AM with the oldies music format. Both are owned by Stanly Communications, Inc. WSPC was formerly known as WABZ AM, and is located in the city center opposite First Baptist Church.
Available television stations are from Charlotte Special Market Area, where Stanly County and Albemarle are a part of it. In addition, local cable providers carry one station from Greensboro, WFMY-TV.
Famous people
- Denico Autry, end of football defensive for Oakland Raiders from NFL; he attended Albemarle High School
- W. Horace Carter, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Willie Drye, journalist and author
- Woody Durham, a play-by-play radio broadcaster for Carolina Tar Heels; started his radio career at WZKY 1580 AM radio station at Albemarle
- Unknown to Hinson, better known as Stuart Daniel Baker, musician and voice over
- Danny Kepley, former linebacker of the stars for the Canadian Football League Edmonton Eskimo; a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- T.A. McLendon, football ran back, holding some high school records; starring in North Carolina State Wolfpack; playing at Albemarle High School
- Monty Montgomery, former Major League Baseball player
- Kellie Pickler, contestant 2006 American Idol ; state recording artist; three times Stanly County AIDS Rodeo for Charity Champion (2002-2004); Winner of Season 16 from Dancing with the Stars (2013)
- Tommy Smith, a former Major League Baseball player
- Donny Thompson, contestant of Big Brother 16 who reached eighth overall.
- June Tyson, music singer and first female member of Sun Ra and her Arkestra
See also
- USS Albemarle (AV-5)
References
External links
- Official website
- Oral history interview with Horace Carter from Oral Histories of the American South
- Albemarle Opera House
- Catherine Albertson, In Ancient Albemarle , 1914, from Project Gutenberg
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